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Sea-Watch

Run by a German non-governmental organization, Sea-Watch is known mainly for its operations to rescue migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Woman holding up a life vest, approahced by a ruber boat with many people on board

Is sea rescue a pull factor for refugees?

Is sea rescue a pull factor for refugees?

Researchers have investigated claims that sea rescue is a pull factor in asylum-related migration.
PoliticsJune 7, 2021
A boat sailing of the shore of Lampedusa

Over 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

Over 1,000 migrants arrive on Italian island

Several dangerously overcrowded boats reached the island of Lampedusa as migrant routes resume amid better weather.
SocietyMay 9, 2021
The Sea-Watch 4 rescue ship

Over 100 migrants saved in Mediterranean

Over 100 migrants saved in Mediterranean

Hundreds of people have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year in their search for a better life.
PoliticsApril 30, 2021
Sea-Watch 4 in Palermo

Italy impounds German migrant rescue ship

Italy impounds German migrant rescue ship

Italian authorities have confined the migrant rescue vessel Sea-Watch 4 to port in the city of Palermo.
MigrationSeptember 20, 2020
Sea-Watch 3

Italy bars German migrant rescue ship from setting sail

Italy bars German migrant rescue ship from setting sail

Italian authorities have seized the German migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 3, citing "several irregularities."
PoliticsJuly 9, 2020
Ausstellung Sea Watch SW5Y Fünf Jahre zivile Seenotrettung

Sea-Watch: 'We shouldn't even exist'

Sea-Watch: 'We shouldn't even exist'

Sea-Watch has been rescuing refugees from drowning in the Mediterranean for five years.
CultureJune 5, 2020